Algebra 2 Common Core

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ISBN 13: 978-0-13318-602-4

Chapter 6 - Radical Functions and Rational Exponents - Chapter Review - Page 424: 41

Answer

$\dfrac{1}{x^3y^6}$

Work Step by Step

Recall: (1) $a^{\frac{m}{n}}=\sqrt[n]{a^m}$ (2) $\left(a^m\right)^n=a^{mn}$ (3) $(ab)^m=a^mb^m$ (4) $a^{-m} = \dfrac{1}{a^m}$ Use rule (3) above to obtain: \begin{align*} &=\left(x^{\frac{1}{6}}\right)^{-18}\left(y^{\frac{1}{3}}\right)^{-18} \end{align*} Use rule (2) above to obtain: \begin{align*} &=x^{\frac{1}{6}(-18)} \cdot y^{\frac{1}{3}(-18)}\\\\ &=x^{-3} \cdot y^{-6} \end{align*} Use rule (4) above to obtain: \begin{align*} &=\dfrac{1}{x^3} \cdot \dfrac{1}{y^6}\\\\ &=\dfrac{1}{x^3y^6} \end{align*}
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